Buttonhead Pipewort vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Eriocaulon heterolepis compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonhead Pipewort	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Liliopsida (百合纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Poales (禾本目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Eriocaulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Eriocaulon	Hsunycteris
Species	Eriocaulon heterolepis	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Buttonhead Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonhead Pipewort	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonhead Pipewort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Buttonhead Pipewort

The Buttonhead Pipewort (Eriocaulon heterolepis) is a species in the genus Eriocaulon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.